Paulsboro defeats West Deptford in OT- Boys basketball recap

Paulsboro's Ja'Vonn Osbourne shoots the ball.
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Ja’Vonn Osbourne recorded 26 points and five rebounds to lead Paulsboro over West Deptford 67-60 in overtime in Paulsboro.

Trailing 44-38 at the end of the third quarter, West Deptford (6-15) came back in the fourth and outscored Paulsboro 16-10 to force overtime tied at 54. However, Paulsboro (11-7) took over in OT as it outscored West Deptford 13-6.

Paulsboro jumped out to a 21-14 lead in the first quarter before West Deptford made it a six-point game at halftime.

Javon Bagby added 13 points and seven rebounds for Paulsboro while Rocco Pellegrini pulled down 14 boards. Antonio Pandolfo also netted 11 points while Jamile Gantt had nine points, seven rebounds, six assists, and five steals.

Aiden Cranmer and Corey Ratcliffe scored 15 points for West Deptford while Mark Koszowski had 11.

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Craig Epstein may be reached at cepstein@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @CraigEpstein18.

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